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Event:
TOF 13
Date: Apr 30, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Sazuki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Iverson did well to prevent Sazuki getting side control.
Iverson moves into full guard.
Sazuki works over Iverson with some ground and pound from guard.
Iverson controls Sazuki momentarily but Sazuki frees himself.
Sazuki looking to pass the guard.
Iverson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sazuki wants to control from the top but Iverson keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iverson has control of Sazuki's left arm, preventing Sazuki from doing any damage.
Sazuki content to stall in guard here. #T1#
Sazuki preventing the sweep.
Iverson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sazuki throws a strike but Iverson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Iverson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sazuki is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iverson wants to control from the top but Sazuki keeps moving. #SUB#
Sazuki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Iverson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sazuki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sazuki keeping full guard, as Iverson tries to pass. #T2#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sazuki holds on and takes a little breather.
Sazuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Iverson wants to control from the top but Sazuki keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Iverson scores with a head kick. Sazuki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#TD#
Iverson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sazuki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T3#
Sazuki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Iverson's head.
Iverson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sazuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Iverson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iverson is pulling down on Sazuki's head to control his posture.
Sazuki wants to control from the top but Iverson keeps moving.
Iverson is trying to keep Sazuki in close.
#SUB#
Sazuki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Iverson dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Iverson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sazuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Sazuki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Iverson trying to control but Sazuki is working from the bottom.
Sazuki pulls Iverson in to control the position. #SUB#
Sazuki has an active guard here but Iverson has managed to pass into half guard.
Iverson wants to control but Sazuki is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Iverson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matsu Sazuki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Sazuki fails with the takedown.
Sazuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sazuki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sazuki shoots in looking for a takedown. Iverson tries to sprawl out of it but Sazuki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Iverson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sazuki shoots and misses
and Iverson counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matsu Sazuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sazuki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Iverson cracks Sazuki with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sazuki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Iverson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Iverson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sazuki walks into a jab.
Whack! Iverson lands a heavy head kick that drops Sazuki. The ref tackles Iverson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Sazuki was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Chevy Iverson!
During a confident post fight interview, Chevy Iverson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Sazuki looks for a takedown but Kurzawa sprawls well.#CL2#
Kurzawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Kurzawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sazuki is trying to pull guard but Kurzawa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC2#
Kurzawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurzawa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sazuki shoots for a takedown but Kurzawa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matsu Sazuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sazuki ducks right into an uppercut from Kurzawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD2#
Kurzawa lands a big uppercut and Sazuki crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sazuki looks OK. Kurzawa waves Sazuki back to his feet!#ROC2#Sazuki is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Sazuki with that takedown attempt.
Oh Sazuki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kurzawa throws an uppercut from hell that sends Sazuki clean off his feet! He's out cold! Kurzawa stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lukasz Kurzawa!
Lukasz Kurzawa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Danaher moves in looking to clinch but Sazuki pushes him off.
Sazuki shoots in looking for a takedown. Danaher tries to sprawl out of it but Sazuki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Danaher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Sazuki looks to move away, Danaher throws a big counter combo but Sazuki just gets out of the way.
Sazuki fails with the takedown.
Sazuki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Danaher tries to avoid it but Sazuki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Danaher to the ground. Danaher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sazuki just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDanaher.
John Danaher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matsu Sazuki.
Sazuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD2#
Sazuki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Danaher is trying to defend but Sazuki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sazuki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Sazuki seems to be working for a kimura but Danaher defends the submission attempt.
Sazuki is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1#
Sazuki drops an elbow to the side of Danaher's head.
Sazuki trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sazuki not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB2#
Sazuki is looking for a kimura but Danaher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sazuki to get the leverage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Danaher looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB2#
Sazuki is looking for a kimura but Danaher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sazuki to get the leverage. #T2##SUB2#
Sazuki is working for a submission of some sort.
Sazuki controlling the action here.
Danaher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sazuki on the ground.
Let's hope that Sazuki has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Danaher won't allow Sazuki to pass to mount. #T3#
Danaher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sazuki.
Sazuki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sazuki controlling the action here.#SUB2#
Sazuki maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Danaher could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sazuki has cracked it and Danaher is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sazuki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matsu Sazuki!
A very excited looking Matsu Sazuki rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Sazuki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yakatsuka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sazuki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yakatsuka's waist but Yakatsuka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sazuki off to one side.
Yakatsuka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yakatsuka is looking to counter punch.
Ishiro Yakatsuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matsu Sazuki.#TD2#
Sazuki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yakatsuka is trying to defend but Sazuki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sazuki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yakatsuka's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sazuki tries to pass to full mount but Yakatsuka defends it.
Yakatsuka pushes Sazuki off looking to stand but Sazuki dives back in and keeps control.
#T1##SUB2#
Sazuki is trying to work for a kimura but Yakatsuka is defending well.
Yakatsuka wants to control but Sazuki is keeping busy.
Sazuki moves nicely into side control.
Yakatsuka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Yakatsuka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sazuki on the ground.
Yakatsuka taking a bit of punishment here - Sazuki scoring with strikes.
Sazuki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Yakatsuka is avoiding damage well.
#SUB2#
Sazuki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yakatsuka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yakatsuka could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yakatsuka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sazuki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2#
Yakatsuka is trying to control Sazuki's posture but Sazuki avoids it. #SUB2#
Sazuki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yakatsuka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sazuki advances nicely into full mount.
Yakatsuka taking shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sazuki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.#T3#
Sazuki lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Yakatsuka! Sazuki sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Yakatsuka and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matsu Sazuki!
A very excited looking Matsu Sazuki rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 28, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Sazuki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sazuki stops Willson from standing up.
Sazuki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sazuki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Willson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sazuki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sazuki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sazuki prevents Willson from getting back to his feet.
Willson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Willson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sazuki defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Willson enables Sazuki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Willson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#T1#
Willson can't keep his opponent in guard - Sazuki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sazuki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sazuki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sazuki is thwarting Willson's attempts to control the position.
Sazuki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB2#
Willson looking for submissions off his back.
Sazuki missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T2#
Sazuki tries to pass to full mount but Willson defends it.
Willson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Sazuki seems content to control.
Willson trying to control from the bottom.
Sazuki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB#
Sazuki is working for a submission of some sort.
Sazuki wants to pass the guard but Willson is defending well.
Willson is pressing down on Sazuki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3#
Sazuki postures up in Willson's guard and throws a big left but Willson blocks it.
Sazuki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sazuki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sazuki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Willson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sazuki.
Sazuki controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sazuki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Willson swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#TD#
Sazuki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Willson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Willson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sazuki is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Sazuki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Willson is defending well.#TD2#
Willson manages to pull guard.
Sazuki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matsu Sazuki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Sazuki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB#
Sazuki goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Willson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sazuki but great work by Willson.
Sazuki sneaks back into half guard.
Sazuki gets full guard.
Sazuki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willson can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Sazuki working for a triangle but Willson defends it easily.
Willson controls from within his opponent's guard. #T1#
Willson is fighting to break Sazuki's control of his arms but Sazuki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sazuki is looking to sweep but instead, Willson has passed into half guard.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sazuki is looking for a sweep. Willson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sazuki trying to control here.
Sazuki controlling the position well.
Sazuki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3#
Sazuki trying to control but Willson postures up.
Sazuki is trying to get back to full guard.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sazuki stuffs the takedown attempt from Willson. Willson gets slowly back to his feet. #TD#
Sazuki shoots in and gets a takedown into Willson's guard.
Willson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sazuki is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#BC2#
Willson breaks from the clinch.
#T4##TD#
Sazuki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sazuki prevents Willson from standing back up.
Sazuki controlling the pace.
Sazuki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Sazuki thows an elbow strike that misses. Willson gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Sazuki doesn't seem too bothered but Willson quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Sazuki is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Sazuki really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sam Willson!
After the fight, Sam Willson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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